News releases on Printingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 27 January
to Saturday 2 February 2008
Screen and Wide Format Printing Show 60% Full
Sixty per cent of stand space for the FESPA World Expo Asia-Pacific has already been sold, whilst overall exhibition space has been increased to 15,000 square metres to meet demand. Brochure Available
News from FESPA ( 1 February 2008)
Flexo Management Software Firm's Australian Agent
Tailored Solutions has chosen Peter Adam as the company's exclusive agent in Australia and New Zealand for its flexographic narrow web label print business management software.
News from Tailored Solutions ( 1 February 2008)
Komori Colour Consistency Ousts Heidelberg Presses
User Application Article Two Heidelberg presses have been replaced by a five-colour Komori Lithrone S40 press and coater as part of a GBP2 million investment in the latest press, repro and finishing equipment. Brochure Available
News from Komori UK ( 1 February 2008)
Flatbed Printer Ensures Photoluminescent Quality
User Application Article The ability to provide high quality printing on to Maritime Progress's photoluminescent rigid signage meant that Colourgen's Colorspan 5460uv UV-curable flatbed printer was chosen after tests.
News from Colourgen ( 1 February 2008)
Strapping And Bundle Systems Help Mailroom Upgrade
User Application Article Newsquest (Sussex) is to buy nine Jobstrap strapping machines and five TCT bundle turners to complete the upgrading of its mailroom.
News from WRH Marketing UK ( 1 February 2008)
Print Media Academy Announces 40-Seminar Programme
Heidelberg's Print Media Academy will stage its annual programme with courses and 40 seminars, training courses and workshops.
News from Heidelberg ( 1 February 2008)
Web Cleaning System Eliminates Dust
One of Meech International's Series 1000 web cleaning systems has been bought by an Australian producer of recycled paper and associated products on a printing press. Brochure Available
News from Meech International ( 1 February 2008)
GAE Agrees To Acquisition By Litho Supplies
The UK's Graphic Arts Equipment is to be acquired by finishing equipment specialist Litho Supplies following collaboration between the two companies. Brochure Available
News from Graphic Arts Equipment ( 1 February 2008)
Document Composition Management Becomes Easier
Doc1 Series 5 version 5.4, the latest release of Group 1 Software's document composition system, is claimed to manage every aspect of customer communications.
News from Pitney Bowes ( 1 February 2008)
Pre-Press Software Range Offers Value For Money
The Callas software range of PDF tools has been restructured by UK and Ireland distributor Positive Focus to provide what are claimed to be value for money composite products.
News from Positive Focus ( 1 February 2008)
HP Inkjet Cartridges First With Recycled Plastic
Post-consumer recycled plastics are now being used by HP in the production of its new original inkjet printing cartridges.
News from Hewlett-Packard (31 January 2008)
Blanket Brush Cleaner Cuts Wash Solution Use
Two units of of Baldwin's Protech HS brush cleaning technology have been ordered by UK web offset printer BGP following the successful retrofit of a Protech HS on a 72-page MAN Roland Lithoman press.
News from Baldwin Technology Company Inc (31 January 2008)
Glue Dots Application Without Smears Now Possible
An answer to the persistent problem of applying high dots of paste on a substrate without smearing may have been resolved, according to Stork Prints. Brochure Available
News from Stork Prints (31 January 2008)
Digital Duplicators Demo's At Graphics Of Americas
Ricoh will demonstrate its digital duplicators, including the DX 4640PD and the HQ9000 at the Graphics of the Americas exhibition in Miami Beach (USA).
News from Ricoh UK (31 January 2008)
Coating Issues Examined In KBA Technical Journal
Process no. 4, KBA's technology journal for printers focuses on in-line coating, including different coating types, their properties, applications and film formation.
News from KBA (31 January 2008)
UK Print Group Marks 3,500 Years Of Long Service
UK company Adare is recognising the achievements of 15 employees this month who have dedicated over 40 years' service to the business and devoted a lifetime to print communications.
News from Adare (31 January 2008)
Post Press Systems Firm Strengthens US Sales Team
Post press and paper handling systems manufacturer, Standard Finishing Systems, has appointed Dave Mason and Bruce Beiderman as regional sales managers.
News from Standard Finishing Systems (31 January 2008)
Seminar Offers Environmental Guidance
Technical Background Article Providing guidance to the design industry and its printing and end clients, the Creative Industries Regeneration Team had a tailored environmental seminar from paper firm the James McNaughton Group.
News from The James McNaughton Group (31 January 2008)
FESPA Extends Print Awards Entries Deadline
FESPA has extended the deadline for entries to the 2007 FESPA Digital Print Awards until February 8 to maximise the opportunity for printers to enter their work. Brochure Available
News from FESPA (31 January 2008)
Canon Enhances Variable Data Print Capability
Canon UK has claimed to have strengthened its variable data system capability through an agreement with digital imaging technology company Bitstream and its Pageflex systems.
News from Canon Europe (31 January 2008)
Staff Accepts Print Closure At Polestar Greaves
The Polestar Group's proposal to cease printing at its Polestar Greaves operation has been accepted by the company's employees.
News from Polestar (29 January 2008)
Indigo Digital Press Enables Work To Stay In-House
User Application Article The UK's first HP Indigo 3500 press has been installed by Your Print Solution and is now producing a range of material for print management agencies, as well as direct to businesses.
News from Hewlett-Packard (29 January 2008)
Full-Colour Inkjet System Prints Transpromo Mail
User Application Article Poligrafico Roggero and Tortia, a graphic arts organisation, has installed a full-colour Infoprint 5000 inkjet printing system from Infoprint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh.
News from InfoPrint Solutions (29 January 2008)
Universal Press Enables Switch To Colour Berliner
User Application Article In changing Il Tempo's format from broadsheet to full-colour Berliner, Italian publisher Societa Editrice IL Tempo has installed a new Goss Universal press at its printing facility in Rome.
News from Goss International (29 January 2008)
Fastest B1 Press In UK Runs At 18,000sph
With what is claimed to be the fastest performing B1 sheetfed perfecting press in the UK, Buxton Press is achieving a 18,000 sheets per hour (sph) in straight production.
News from KBA (29 January 2008)
System Treats VOCs To Cut Solvent Emissions
The Vocus is claimed to be a system that can treating volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmosphere to cut company's organic solvent emissions.
News from Pure Air Solutions (29 January 2008)
Direct Drive Press Radically Cuts Make-Ready Times
The UK's first MAN Roland 700 Directdrive press has been sold to UK print group St Ives for its music and multimedia operation.
News from MAN Roland GB (29 January 2008)
POS Producer Boosts Retail Sales Team
John Anscomb has joined London (UK) POS producer, SMP Group, as account director from print management company Charterhouse.
News from SMP Group (29 January 2008)
Kolbus Adds Casing-In Machine For Short-Run Work
The Tecnograf range of small bindery equipment is now part of Kolbus UK's product portfolio, with the Easy Tower single wing casing-in machine said to be suitable for short run digital printing.
News from Kolbus UK (29 January 2008)
DI Press And Metal-Based CTP Systems At Open House
The 34DI digital offset press and chemistry-free Dimension and Vector TX52 metal-based CTP systems will be highlighted by Presstek Europe during an open house event.
News from Presstek Inc (29 January 2008)
Total number of news releases published during the week: 30
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